U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund APS
This fund supports projects that advance commercial deals, innovation-driven U.S.-Jordan business cooperation, market expansion, and U.S. exports in Jordan for eligible organizations including universities.
⚑ Open competition for organizations; SOIs may be submitted for one or more projects. · Focus is commercial/market-development oriented, not basic research. · Foreign-focused activity in Jordan; proposals should be framed around bilateral commercial cooperation and export promotion.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 50 partial | funds commercialization; prototyping/demonstration stage |
| IPPRA | 31 weak | outside portfolio topics; signature methods: policy analysis, community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds commercialization — not a research fit |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 25 weak | technical depth: minor; funds commercialization (capped) |
Description
The Regional Foreign Assistance Office RFA in Amman, Jordan announces an open competition to organizations to submit one or more statements of interest, SOIs, for funding from the U.S. Jordan Private Sector Innovation Fund. SOIs should propose projects that advance commercial deals, support innovation driven bilateral commercial cooperation and market expansion, and promote U.S. exports in Jordan.
Eligibility
The following organizations are eligible to apply: For profit companies and organizations, such as corporations and commercial firms. Not for profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society and non governmental organizations. Public and private educational institutions.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Brandon Brooks Grantor <AmmanRFAinfo@state.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.